With contributions by Janet Lang, Michael J. Hughes, Roger Tomlin and Jude Plouviez.
Discovered in Suffolk in 1942, the Mildenhall Treasure is one of the most important collections of Late Roman silver tableware from the Roman Empire, and one of the British Museum’s most iconic finds. It features some of the finest pieces of Roman craftsmanship known from throughout the Roman Empire. This book offers new perspectives on the Treasure and its significance with the wider Roman world, and is essential reading for archaeologists, historians, and those with an interest in Roman Britain.
Author(s): Richard Hobbs
Series: British Museum Research Publications, 200
Publisher: The British Museum
Year: 2016
Language: English
Pages: 324
City: London
Foreword / Hartwig Fischer iv
Acknowledgements v
1. Introduction 1
Catalogue
Arrangement of the Catalogue 15
2. The Bacchic Platter (cat. 1) 18
3. The Bacchic Plates (cats 2–3) 63
4. The Niello Platter (cat. 4) 81
5. The Large Flanged Bowls (cats 5–8) 100
6. The Small Flanged Bowls (cats 9–10) 147
7. The Flanged Bowl with Upstand and Cover (cats 11–12) 159
8. The Fluted Dish (cat. 13) 178
9. The Pedestalled Plates (cats 14–15) 195
10. The Deep-bowled Spoons (cats 16–20) 209
11. The Long-handled Spoons (cats 21–8) 220
12. The Graffiti and Inscriptions / Roger Tomlin 233
13. The Mildenhall Treasure: Technical Aspects of Construction and Decoration / Janet Lang and Michael J. Hughes 240
14. The Mildenhall Treasure in a Late Roman Context 250
15. The Production, Circulation and Assembly of Silver Plate and the Dating of the Mildenhall Treasure 263
16. The Assemblage in Use and Ownership 273
17. The Burial of the Mildenhall Treasure / With contributions by Jude Plouviez 288
18. Summary and Future Directions 296
Table of Comparanda 299
Bibliography 304
Illustration Credits 311
Index 313
